Monday, April 23, 2007

So I'm up watching TV, trying to switch my sleep cycle for my night shifts this week, and a commercial just came on for AICDs. Did you know that you should ask your doctor about an implantable defibrillator, because it can give you more time with your grandkids?

Am I the only one who finds it sketchy that a drug company needs to advertise the implantable defibrillator? Are sales really that poor? Also, the message I got, from just catching a glimpse of the commercial, is that an AICD can save/prolong your life. That's it. Nowhere in the commercial did I hear mention of an AICD being used for CHF (although I wasn't paying very close attention). Are there people out there who think that an AICD is a simple preventable health measure for anyone, like taking a vitamin?

About Me

This is the disclaimer for this blog. I live in Nowheresville, USA, and I'm not actually a young female doctor, but an old hairy guy living in a trailer typing on a Commodore about my fantasies of always wanting to be a doctor. Everything on here is patently false and should not ever be construed as truth. I made it all up. Also, I'm not YOUR doctor, so if you got here by Googling "how to treat toenail cancer" you need to go visit YOUR doctor. These are my opinions, not medical advice.